Health And Medicine
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Examining the ethics of sharing genetic risk information
Should scientists inform participants in genomic studies about their risk for diseases or conditions discovered during the studies, and if so, when and how? A Vanderbilt professor is part of a team working to answer these questions. Read MoreSep 28, 2011
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New drug-like molecules could improve schizophrenia treatment
The discovery of new compounds that work in a fundamentally different way than those in existing schizophrenia medications may allow for more normal function of brain cells involved in schizophrenia. Read MoreSep 22, 2011
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Milestone in development of new treatment for ‘fragile X’
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in collaboration with Seaside Therapeutics in Cambridge, Mass., have achieved a milestone in the development of a potential new treatment for fragile X syndrome, the most common genetic cause of autism. Read MoreSep 15, 2011
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Common eye treatments can lead to antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’
A new study shows ophthalmologic antibiotics promote antimicrobial resistance, prompting a call from Vanderbilt Eye Institute physicians to be more judicial in administering the drugs. Read MoreSep 15, 2011
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Impact of diabetes, obesity on glioma patients studied
A new study indicates that patients with high-grade glioma brain tumors who have preexisting type 2 diabetes or obesity have poorer outcomes, and is the first to use the Vanderbilt Brain Tumor Center Clinical Database to report a novel clinical finding. Read MoreSep 15, 2011
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Future diabetes vaccine?
Video: Watch this story about a breakthrough drug study that may prevent type-1 diabetes. Read MoreSep 12, 2011
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Host countermeasure hinders HIV
New details about a host mechanism that fights off HIV may reveal strategies for therapies to treat or prevent HIV infection. Read MoreSep 8, 2011
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Getting the right fit for hearing aids
The pattern of hearing loss across sound frequencies affects the benefit from hearing aids. Read MoreSep 8, 2011
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There is a list, famous among astronomers, of 110 faint objects in the night sky, first cataloged by French astronomer Charles Messier in the 18th century. A 鈥淢essier marathon鈥� is when astronomers begin at dusk and work until dawn, hoping to locate every single one, searching amid the field of…
Sep 2, 2011
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Starvation diet kills staph bacteria
The antibiotics of the future could take a page from the immune system鈥檚 playbook 鈥� and 鈥渟tarve鈥� bacteria of the nutrients they need. Read MoreAug 26, 2011
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Keep left, protein says
A regulatory loop in zebrafish may explain how the right and left sides of our brains take on different functions. Read MoreAug 26, 2011
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Discovery of how G proteins ‘turn on’ may lead to better drugs
Researchers have discovered how key proteins are 鈥渢urned on鈥� and transmit signals inside the cell. The discovery could lead to new, more effective drugs. Read MoreAug 18, 2011
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Heart attack repair kit
A certain signaling pathway could be key to improving cardiac repair after a heart attack. Read MoreAug 16, 2011
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Study seeks genetic profile of mitral valve regurgitation
The Department of Cardiac Surgery and the Division of Cardiology are collaborating on a study to better understand the genetic profile of mitral valve regurgitation. Read MoreAug 15, 2011
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Commonly prescribed antibiotic may not be best for kids’ MRSA
Researchers at Vanderbilt find less commonly prescribed drug is more effective in treating MRSA skin infections in children. Read MoreAug 15, 2011
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Focus of fear in Williams syndrome
Brain imaging reveals clues about fear in Williams syndrome. Read MoreAug 11, 2011
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Depressed brains more stressed
Patients with major depression may have altered gene expression associated with stressful conditions in certain brain areas. Read MoreAug 11, 2011
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Study suggests new lung cancer therapy schedule
A new lung cancer study led by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators found that various non-small cell lung cancer cells grow at different rates, which may explain why some tumors become resistant to anti-cancer drugs faster than others. Read MoreAug 10, 2011
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Cancer study seeks clues to halting metastasis鈥� march
Vanderbilt researchers have identified small molecules that can restore normal protein expression in human colorectal carcinoma cells and prevent invasive cancer growth. Read MoreAug 10, 2011
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Clear vision of protein interactions
Researchers identify protein partners that may keep the lens of the eye transparent 鈥� and free from cataracts. Read MoreAug 5, 2011